Nematicidal bacteria associated to pinewood nematode produce extracellular proteases.

Bacteria associated with the nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, a pathogen of trees and the causal agent of pine wilt disease (PWD) may play a role in the disease. In order to evaluate their role (positive or negative to the tree), strains isolated from the track of nematodes from infected Pinus p...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Paiva, Diogo Neves Proença, Romeu Francisco, Paula Verissimo, Susana S Santos, Luís Fonseca, Isabel M O Abrantes, Paula V Morais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24244546/pdf/?tool=EBI